| aliment |
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noun
- food, nourishment
verb
- To nourish
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| alimentary |
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adjective
- of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion
- nourishing; nutritious
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| alimentation |
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noun
- feeding, being fed; the provision of food and other necessities.
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| amyloid |
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noun
- A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
- Any of various starchlike substances.
adjective - Containing or resembling starch
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| analogue |
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noun
- (countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
- (countable) (Biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
- (chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.
adjective
- (notcomparable) (Of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
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| aspartame |
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noun
- (organic compound) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.
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